Toronto area songwriter Matty Powell spreads his wings in his debut CD ‘Kiss The City.’
He has a very appealing voice from the first track, “The Creek,” sounding like a mixture of Rob Thomas and Dave Matthews.
It is a pretty laid back effort for the most part, with tender strumming, pretty piano playing and tasteful solos on like on ‘Freja’ but he picks up the tempo a little on the First Nations flavoured ‘Yellowquill,’ featuring some traditional drumming backed by exotic edged vocals which are reminiscent of ’90s Canadian rockers the Watchmen.
‘A to Z of Apple Trees’ is another highlight due to the subdued organ and a tasteful guitar solo.
‘Cigarette’ is one of them more upbeat John Cougar Mellencampish root rockers, which sound like Dave Matthews plugged in and turned up.
‘Insecurities’ is another highlight, with a dirty country riff and a blues flavoured guitar solo.
The CD ends on a mellow, tenderly fingerpicked note with the title track.
Artist: Matty Powell
Genre: folk
